On Monday, June 25, 2007, it was reported that Chris Benoit, his son Daniel Benoit, and his wife Nancy Benoit were found dead in their house. Over the past two days more information came out that ruled it a double murder-suicide. Suffice it to say that I have no clue as to what exactly drove Chris Benoit to commit these crimes over the weekend. What I can say is that it came as a great shock when the news came out. I hope that he was found to be in a poor frame of mind, as it would at least ease the current shock that I face when I think about Chris Benoit. I can't say I knew Chris Benoit well, but he never seemed to be somebody you would anticipate to snap and commit murder and suicide.

I had wanted to discuss the topic of counseling. I think it is clear that World Wrestling Entertainment should be offering some form of counseling to its wrestlers, who are frequently on the road and spend very little time with their families. I think it should start with an automatic counseling on either the first day they arrive in WWE or the first day they receive a promotion from developmental to WWE. It has to be hard for these wrestlers to adjust from the independents, where they may participate on weekends over the course of a year, to the constant travelling they face as a wrestler with WWE.

I also feel that concussions, which I read Christopher Nowinski speculated could have caused Chris Benoit to snap, should be looked at more carefully by WWE. Anyone who suffers multiple concussions or is open to suffering multiple concussions should be checked. WWE really needs to use this tragic incident to allow itself to take a serious look at its Wellness Policy and other measures it has in place to help its wrestlers and other employees cope with a frequent life on the road.